Links Justin Sends 4/4

Happy Friday!

A lot of exciting updates in AI this week — especially some interesting highlights of how AI could be used for fraud 👇️ 

🛸 Introducing the Poseidon Seagull Drone — Introducing the Poseidon Seagull, a drone that can both fly and land on water, all powered by AI.

📚 GPT-4–Powered Cookbook Creation — Demonstrating how GPT-4-0 is used to create aesthetically pleasing and well-designed cookbooks, showcasing an innovative use of AI.

🚗 Insurance Fraud via Image Generation — An example of insurance fraud where a car picture was modified using AI to add scratches and a small dent, illustrating the potential misuse of image generation technology.

💰 Chef Secures $43.1M for AI Robots — Detailing how Chef closed $43.1 million in funding to advance the development of AI-driven robots.

🔓 Sam Altman on Open Source Models — Sam Altman announces that OpenAI is set to release its models as open source once again.

🏭 Figure & BMW’s Helix Robots — Figure reveals that its AI-powered Helix robots are being deployed at BMW’s manufacturing facilities to accelerate car production.

🗣️ AI for Voice Restoration — Researchers are applying AI to restore natural voice and communication, offering promising advancements in rehabilitation technology.

🎬 Introducing MoCha for Cinematic Storytelling — Meta introduces MoCha, a new leap in AI cinematic and video storytelling using advanced talking character synthesis.

🔋 Nuclear-Powered Battery Innovation — A Chinese battery manufacturer has developed a coin-sized, nuclear-powered battery with a 50-year lifespan, hinting at potential applications in future AI-powered laptops.

🛂 AI Fraud: Fake Passport Case — An example of AI misuse where OpenAI’s 4.0 was leveraged to create a fake passport, underscoring emerging fraud risks.

⚠️ Vibe Coding Security Error — A vibe coder pushed an ENV file containing sensitive credentials to a public repository—a clear breach of basic security protocols. Vibe coding may be great, but you still need to understand basic fundamentals of software engineering.

💻 Introducing Devin 2.0: An AI Coding IDE — Cognition Labs introduces Devin 2.0, an agentic AI coding IDE poised to revolutionize developer workflows.

🚨 AI Fraud: Fake Prescription Note — Showcasing another instance of AI misuse where version 4.0 was used to generate a fake prescription note, highlighting the need for robust safety layers.

Have a great weekend!

-Justin

aka the guy with great AI links

Co-founder & Head of Technology @ BetterFutureLabs

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